A family Life

Chapter 2

(In Virgil's Point a View)

It had been nearly a week since the babies had arrived, we were told by the doctors that they would be trying to get the babies to breathe on their own. We arrived at the hospital to see that there were another two doctors at Scotty's bedside, we knew that if something like this was happening then it wasn't good. At this point Lisa came over to tell us what was happening.

"Hey Lisa, what is happening?"

"Scotty had a really bad night; we think that he may have a hole in his heart. Its very common with babies who have downs syndrome, the good thing is that we have been able to get him back each time. He is a strong baby, once we think he is strong enough we can think about moving him to the nearest children's hospital.

"How is Rebecca doing?

"She is doing fine in fact; we are hoping to see if she is ready to breathe on her own later. She does seem strong enough and has had a good night. It wouldn't surprise me if Rebecca is the next to go home. How are you doing with Joshua?"

"He seems fine, but I am worried that I am going dry with my breast milk" said Jo.

"I know its hard but keep it going till everyone is out of the hospital then we can think about other options for you. Your babies are doing fine but we are worried about Scotty, why don't you both go and get something to eat while I get this little lady ready for you to hold?"

We took Lisa's advice and went for something to eat; we knew that we would have to talk some time about IR. Now that the babies were here and getting sorted, I knew this was the right time for us to talk about things.

"Look Jo have I told you that I want to cut my hours with IR? Now that I have my own family, I want to put you and our children."

"Have you talked to your Dad about this? I know how much IR means to you and I don't want to take that away from you."

"I have said to Dad and he is happy for us to do a six month on the island and six months off."

"What about Robyn's schooling? She is due to start School soon."

"We could home School her, there is plenty of us on this island that can teach her. I would rather not put her into a public school with what we do. I am not sure if we can keep Robyn safe. The people who have been after us are still out there and I don't want to risk it."

"Did your Dad not say that he was going to look into it? Now that you are saying all this, I can agree with you on that. To be honest I would rather home school her then send her off to a boarding school."

"I will talk to Dad about the home schooling and see what we can do"

"Okay then, I still can't believe that Lisa is letting us hold Rebecca today, I am really worried about Scotty. Do you know how long we must wait before Scotty can have his operation? He is only a week old."

"Once Scotty is strong enough to be transferred then we will know a bit more. Jo Scotty is a Tracy and he will fight this. We knew that something was going to happen with one of them. At least our babies are here and doing well." As we were leaving, I see that Dad is calling me from my watch. So, we go somewhere to talk to Dad via my watch.

"Hey Dad, what can we do for you?"

"I am just calling to let you know that Scott and Robyn got back to the island okay"

"Okay thanks Dad for letting us know, we are heading back to the hospital now, the doctors have said that we could hold Rebecca for the first time. Joshua is doing well but we have a few problems with Scotty. Which is expected I explained to Dad."

"No problem son, I will meet you both at the hospital in a few hours, Jo are you alright? Scott had called us to let us know that you were in a coma for a couple of days."

"Everything is fine Jeff; I am still a bit tired, but I will get there through time"

"Okay then Jo, I will see you both soon"

"Thanks Dad, Virgil Tracy out."

In Jeff's point a View

I couldn't help but think back to that day Scott had called me to tell me that the babies had arrived safe, but I didn't expect Jo to go into a coma.

Flashback

"Scott Tracy calling Jeff Tracy come in Dad"

"Hey Scott, any news?"

"Yeah the babies have arrived safe and are up in the special care baby unit. After the births Jo started bleeding out badly so the doctors decided to put her into a coma while she is recovering for 24 hours. I know that Virgil is worried sick Dad, I think that he is scared and if I am honest, I don't want to think about what this could do to Virgil if he loses Jo."

"Okay Scott I will let everyone know here, please keep an eye on Virgil for me. He is going through a rough spot; how did he do when Jo was in labour?"

"He did really good Dad, can you say thanks to Brains for us? That drug that he came up with managed to stop the labour long enough so we can get Jo to the hospital."

"Okay Scott tell them that we are asking for them"

"I will Dad speak to you soon, Scott Tracy out

End of Flashback

That was one phone call that I wasn't expecting, I knew that Virgil had been worried about Jo throughout her pregnancy. At least I am on my way over to see them, I know that its going to be a tough few weeks for the couple. In fact, Gordon was a few weeks early and he ended up in the special care unit, but he is here now, and I am so grateful for that. I am almost here, and I am ready to meet my grandchildren.